Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology

PhD Students

	Victoria Ayers Graduate PhD Pathobiology – DMP Kansas State University Research Field: Virology - Arboviruses Mentor: Dr. Dana Vanlandingham Hometown: Prague, OK Research Project:
	Naemi Bickmeier BVM Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania MSc Kansas State University Research Field: DMP Mentor: Dr. Katie Reif Hometown: Oshakati, Namibia Research Project: Bovine Anaplasmosis.
	Dashzeveg Bold DVM, Mongolian State University of Agriculture MS, Mongolian State University of Agriculture Research Field: Virology - FMDV, ASFV, CSFV, SARS-CoV-2 Mentor: Dr. Richt Hometown: Uliastai, Mongolia Research Project: Developing serological diagnostics for viral diseases, e.g., FMD, ASF, CSF, COVID-19
	Laura Constance Kansas State University (KSU), Manhattan, KS(2013-present) Kansas State University (KSU), Manhattan, KS(2012-present)DVM North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC(2010-2012) Master of Physiology,Degree awarded May 2012 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (2010-2012) Bachelor of Science in Zoology, Minor in Genetics, Degree awarded May 2010 Research Field: DVM/PhD program; PhD program: Pathobiology Mentor: Dr. Megan Niederwerder and Dr. Raymond Rowland Hometown: Clyde, NC Research Project: Understanding how the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus modified live virus vaccine affects the microbiome of pigs. Additionally, I am working on variation in clinical signs associated with different isotypes of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.
	Diana Dewsbury BS in Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University MS in Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Kansas State University PhD Candidate, Pathobiology 2021, Kansas State University Research Field: Epidemiology Mentor: Dr. Natalia Cernicchiaro Hometown: Shawnee, KS Research Project: Veterinary Outcomes Research.
	Catherine Elijah BS in Agriculture, Kansas State University DVM, Kansas State University Research Field: DMP, Feed Safety Mentor: Drs. Gebhardt and Jones Hometown: Houston, TX Research Project: Understanding the role of feed and feed supply chain for disease transmission in swine. Also, understanding the prevalence of Atypical Porcine Pestvirus in US swine production.
	Md Kamrul Hasan MS in Biology 2019, Kansas State University Research Field: DVM/PhD program; PhD Pathobiology Mentor: Dr. Philip Hardwidge Hometown: Tangail, Bangladesh Research Project: Exploring intrabacterial activity of Type 3 Secretion System protease effectors.
	Blaine Johnson BS 2010, Iowa State University MS 2012 Oklahoma State University DVM 2016, Iowa State University PhD Kansas State University Research Field: DMP: Epidemiology/Data analytics Mentor: Drs. Brad White and Robert Larson Hometown: Red Oak, Iowa Research Project: Heart disease in feedlot cattle.
	Deepak Kumar DVM (G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India) MS, Veterinary Public Health (G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India) Research Field: Rotavirus immunity in swine, Viral Phylogenetics Mentor: Dr. Douglas Marthaler Hometown: Rishikesh, India Research Project: Development of G and P genotype-specific ELISAs to detect neutralizing immune response against Rotavirus in sows and passive immunity in piglets
	Taeyong Kwon DVM & MS Konkuk University, South Korea Research Field:Transboundary animal diseases and emerging zoonotic diseases Mentor: Dr. Richt Hometown: Cheonan, South Korea Research Project: African swine fever and severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2.
	Daniel Madden BS in Agriculture 2011, Kansas State University DVM Kansas State University MS in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences 2021, Kansas State University Research Field: Virology and Pathobiology Mentor: Dr. Jürgen Richt Hometown: Topeka, KS Research Project: African swine fever virus immunology.
	Jayden McCall DVM/PhD (Pathobiology), MPH (Infectious Diseases/Zoonoses), Kansas State University Research Field: Immunology, Vaccine Development Mentor: Dr. Mwangi Hometown: Valley Center, KS Research Project: Protective antigen identification for African Swine Fever Virus.
	Chester McDowell Master of Science, Kansas State University Research Field: Molecular Diagnostics Mentor: Dr. Jürgen A. Richt Hometown: Corrales, NM USA Research Project:TBA
	Kamilyah Miller DVM, Tuskegee University BS, Florida A&M University Research Field: PhD Pathobiology Mentor: Dr. Herrin Hometown: Miami, FL Research Project: Prevalence of Echinococcus spp. in the United States.
	So Lee Park DVM/PhD, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine Research Field: Pathobiology Mentor: Dr. Dana Vanlandingham Hometown: Seoul, South Korea Research Project:
	Kendra Riley (Frasier) PhD, College of Veterinary Medicine Discipline: Pathobiology, multi-disciplinary Mentor: Dr. Michael Sanderson Hometown and Country: Dexter, Kansas Research Project: Livestock herd contact networks in the U.S. production system and the application of that data to modeling the effects of Foot-and-mouth Disease introduction and spread within and between herds.
	Huldah Sang B.Sc (Moi University, Kenya) M.Sc Molecular Life Science (Wageningen, Netherlands) Research Field: Immunology Mentor: Dr Waithaka Mwangi Hometown: Eldoret, Kenya Research Project: Focus on broadly protective Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus vaccine
	Neha Sangewar B.Tech in Biotechnology- National Institute of Technology Raipur, IndiaMasters in Biotechnology- Texas A&M University, College Station-TX Research Field: Immunology, Infectious diseases, Vaccine development Mentor: Dr. Waithaka Mwangi Hometown: Bhilai, India Research Project:
	Sydney Schnur BS in Animal Sciences from Purdue University PhD Candidate Research Field: Pathobiology Mentor: Drs. T.G. Nagaraja and Dan Thomson Hometown: Greenfield, IN Research Project: Antimicrobial alternatives in beef production.
	Hannah Seger PhD. Kansas State University school of Veterinary Medicine Research Field: Diagnostic medicine and Pathobiology Mentor: Dr. Michael Sanderson Hometown: Olathe, Kansas Research Project: Modeling of E.coli transmission in feedlot cattle. Started project December 2015.
	Joseph R. Smith PhD Student Research Field: Mentor: Dr. Chanran Ganta Hometown: Research Project:
	MaRyka Smith DVM/PhD Concurrent Bachelor of Science in Animal Science: Veterinary Medicine Expected 2020 Kansas State University Research Field: Pathobiology Mentor: Dr. Mike Sanderson Hometown: Hoyt, KS Research Project: Epidemiology, TBD
	Alyssa Toillion BS, University of Nebraska at Lincoln MPH, PhD, Kansas State University Research Field: Antimicrobial Resistance, Epidemiology, Anaplasmosis Mentor: Dr. Reif Hometown: Auburn, KS Research Project: Evaluation of bovine zoonotic commensal antibiotic susceptibility and community composition in response to antimicrobial based anaplasmosis-control regimens.
	Christian Young (Cook) BS Oklahoma State University, MS Texas A&M University PhD Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine Research Field: Virology – Arboviruses Mentor: Dr. Dana Vanlandingham Hometown: Fort Worth, TX Research Project: Study of arboviruses
	Michelle Zajac BS, MS, PhD, Kansas State University Research Field: Immunology, Vaccine Development, Infectious Diseases (emphasis on African Swine Fever) Mentor: Dr. Mwangi Hometown: Hutchinson, KS Research Project: Rationally designed vaccine for African Swine Fever Virus; evaluate and quantify T-cell responses, and map CTL epitopes.
	Congrui Zhu Bachelor of Agriculture(Nanjing Agriculture University,China), Master of science (Georgetown University, USA), PhD in progress (Kansas State University, USA) Research Field: Microbiology Mentor: R.Pad Padmanabhan and Dr. Philip R. Hardwidge Hometown: Yangzhou, China Research Project: Study of human genes involved in A. Hyrophila and Vibrio vulnificus infection. Type three secretion system of EHEC and EPEC